The Uganda Embassy in Tehran have successfully coordinated the evacuation of two Diplomatic Staff who had remained in Tehran and 42 Ugandan students to Turkey following the outbreak of conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel.
The evacuations were managed by the Embassy having set up an emergency evacuation coordination centre in neighbouring Turkey where, in cooperation with the Embassy in Ankara and guidance from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters.
The Ugandans in Iran were registered for evacuations, land transport arranged and the Republic of Turkey requested and accepted to issue visas on arrival yo enable emergency evacuation of the affected Ugandans back home through Turkey.
The Emergency Evacuation Coordination Centre is being overseen by Ambassador Matata Twaha, Charge d’Affaires assisted by Oscar Edule, Minister Counsellor and Agaba Mark, Financial Attaché, Uganda Embassy Tehran and the centre will continue to operate until all Ugandans in the Islamic Republic of Iran are repatriated to Uganda.
The evacuated nationals were received at the Bargarzan border by Julius Malinga, Second Secretary, Ms Zainah Nabirye, Uganda Embassy in Tehran and Mubarak Daka from the Uganda Embassy in Ankara on Wednesday, and they are being transferred to Istanbul, where they are expected to be conveyed to Uganda on a commercial chartered aircraft.
It is reported that registration and coordination efforts continue to be undertaken for other Ugandan nationals still inside Iran, with the aim of safely guiding, supporting, and ensuring their safe exit and return to Uganda and in this regard, the relatives and anyone with information on Ugandans still trapped in the Islamic Republic of Iran should reach out to Ambassador Matat Twaha on +256772594096, Edule Oscar on telephone number +256702020277, and Julius Malinga on telepho number +256782572879
